August 2012
Take A Stand
Citizens Learning has worked in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland, Urbancroft and young women from the Gorbals Youth Café on a project to celebrate their lives, their experiences and the spirit of the Gorbals.
July 2012
Gorbals Youth Cafe Summer Project
We are working in partnership with the Gorbals Youth Café to run a week’s summer project, based at the Citizens Theatre.
Words from our Lives - HMP Shotts
In Spring 2012, in partnership with Motherwell College, and HMP Shotts Learning Centre, the Citizens Learning team took four men on a journey of personal exploration through artistic endeavour.
NTS Exchange 2012 - Young Co.
In July 2012, Young Co. took part in a week-long residential theatre festival hosted by the National Theatre of Scotland. They joined Scottish and international youth theatre groups for a week of theatre-making, collaboration and fun.
June 2012
Gorbals Fair 2012
Members of the Citizens Community Company joined with members of Bridging the Gap to create a Theatre pop up tent for the annual Gorbals Fair.
May 2012
Giraffes Can’t Dance
Working in partnership with Scottish Ballet, we delivered dance, drama and storytelling workshops for Glasgow primary schools - based around the hugely popular book “Giraffes Can’t Dance”.
Shakespeare Out Loud
After the success of Beyond Macbeth, our Introduction to Shakespeare workshops at the National Library of Scotland, Citizens Learning delivered a series of drama workshops bringing the Bard to primary pupils.
April 2012
Inglefield Women’s Hostel - exhibition
The Citizens Theatre has had a long term relationship with Social Work Services and Glasgow Life. The Citizens Learning team, with guest artists have run regular workshops at Inglefield Women’s Homeless Unit. Over the past 3 years the residents have participated in drama, creative writing, film-making, visual art and song-writing and recording.
March 2012
What Craig Did Next
We returned to five of the schools who we worked with on Don’t Start Me! to explore the impact of the project and continue an exploration of criminal behaviour. In partnership with Strathclyde Police.
February 2012
Correct Change
In partnership with East Lothian Arts and the Citizens Advice Bureau, we will be working with up to 270 P5 children in East Lothian primary schools in February-March 2012. Classes will receive a series of 4 drama workshops exploring the practical and emotional consequences of managing and mis-managing money.
January 2012
Second Stories
Second Stories is an idea that was pioneered in the USA. The idea to introduce this programme to Scotland was born out of exchange work that Citizens Theatre staff participated in with Serendipity Theater Collective Chicago.
December 2011
Aladdin has a Waash at the Baths
The Citizens Theatre is working in partnership with Glasgow Life and the Govanhill Baths Community Trust to create a new look at the story of Aladdin.